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| Title: | Approaches in documenting ethnoveterinary practices |
| Authors: | Tripathi, Hema |
| Keywords: | Ethnoveterinary practices
Traditional Knowledge
Documentation methodology |
| Issue Date: | Oct-2006 |
| Publisher: | CSIR |
| IPC Code: | Int. Cl.8: A61D |
| Abstract: | The
paper explores some of the relevant approaches for documenting ethno veterinary
practices followed by livestock owners, ethnoveterinarians, traditional
healers, Vaids, etc. in Indian
livestock production system. Case study method, focus group approach,
participant observation, survey, key informants, field observation, preference
ranking and inventory of farmer’s indicators, conducting village level
workshops/meeting and group discussion, use of media for communication and
networking in ethno-knowledge, in different agroclimatic, socio-cultural zones,
publication of newsletter in English, Hindi & other local languages to link
farmers of different states, touring in interior regions/tribal areas and
remote villages, gender-based participatory discussion in small homogenous
groups separately with males and females,
etc. are some of the suitable techniques and guidelines have been discussed
for eliciting and documenting the knowledge from people.
The
study also discusses some of the methods of short listing the documented
practices for ultimate scientific validation in order to develop a sustainable,
economically viable and ecofriendly system of animal treatment. This paper
attempts to draw attention to the research, development and the extension
workers to take due cognizance of the knowledge possessed by them their
contribution and potential, competencies and capabilities to explore fully for
deriving real benefits for the animal sector. |
| Page(s): | 579-581 |
| ISSN: | 0975-1068 (Online); 0972-5938 (Print) |
| Source: | IJTK Vol.05(4) [October 2006]
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